Ketoacidosis can be alcohol in origin: A case report

• Main Authors: May, Zaw Soe, Ching, Kuan Ming, Teah, Kai Ming, Lim, Chew Har, Jabraan Jamil, Yeap, Boon Tat
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Subjects: RC581-951 Specialties of internal medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34560/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34560/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34560/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S204908012200783X; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104023

Background: Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) is a common reversible biochemical pathology arising from hyperketonaemia in patients with a history of chronic alcohol consumption. It is typically fatal when there is a delay in early recognition and management. A further complicating factor is that this co...